English Harbour West

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English Harbour West is a village located on the south west shore of Fortune Bay.{{cite news |url=https://www.capebretonpost.com/opinion/columnists/touring-newfoundlands-connaigre-peninsula-21191/ |title=Touring Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula |date=November 17, 2016 |publisher=Saltwire Network |work=Cape Breton Post |accessdate=October 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707011610/https://www.capebretonpost.com/opinion/columnists/touring-newfoundlands-connaigre-peninsula-21191/ |archive-date=7 July 2019 |url-status=dead}} It is noted for its bank fishing and inshore fishing.{{cite web |last1=Stoodley |first1=Allan |title=From fertilizer to delicacy: The history of lobster fishing in Fortune Bay |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lobster-fishing-history-1.5717043 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=25 November 2020}} The Way Office was established on April 1, 1866. The first Way Master was Albert Stirling. In 1891, it became a Post Office town and William Evans was the first Postmaster.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

English Harbour West is now a part of the Town of St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove.{{cite web |title=St. Jacques Island Lighthouse |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_hl_eng.aspx?id=15153 |publisher=Parks Canada |access-date=Nov 25, 2020}}

Fitzgerald Academy, a kindergarten to 12th grade school, is located in English Harbour West.{{cite web |title=Fitzgerald Academy |url=https://www.nlesd.ca/schools/schoolprofile.jsp?id=458 |publisher=Newfoundland and Labrador English School District |access-date=25 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/news/provincial/schools-adjusting-to-lower-enrolments-26293/|title=Schools adjusting to lower enrolments | SaltWire|first=Clayton|last=Hunt|website=Saltwire.com|access-date=27 January 2022}}